Barbados: Mark Maloney says the pandemic taught him patience

Bridgetown, Barbados: Mark Maloney- a developer and business personality from Barbados, is helping his country reach its infrastructural goals by developing resilient and modern properties with crucial attention to sustainability. In an interview with a local channel, Maloney stated that COVID-19 had put everyone in a different place mentally, emotionally and physically. He said his group of companies kept moving forward through Zoom meetings and learned to make it work.

Maloney, who is also the co-owner of Hyatt Ziva Hotel Resort on Bay Street, stated that the tourism industry in Barbados is inter-connected with all the industries in the country.

"I personally have learned more patience during the pandemic than I ever had before because when you plan things in an environment where work is going on every day, you plan things while things are being executed, and in the pandemic, things were a lot different, it teaches you patience," said Maloney. Sharing his journey amidst a pandemic, Maloney stated that it taught him to be appreciative, and he realised that "we can live with a lot less". Furthermore, he stated that with the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of people started paying more attention to their health. He said the pandemic put everyone a step back, but now things are slowly coming back to normalcy.

Mark Maloney also stated that his group of companies is trying to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly.

"We have been going paperless with all of our invoicing and so on; our company is trying to communicate a lot more via technology. I do believe that there is a place for technology with respect to meetings, but I don't believe that you can beat meeting people face to face, but there is a place for it." "We have many companies that all support each other, it's not about one country doing something, but it's about all companies supporting each other," said Maloney.

Maloney also talked about the significance of clean spaces for a better environment. He stated that cleanliness is also a major contributor to a healthy environment, and people must practice it in order to protect the atmosphere.